Cohen was the first classical guitarist to receive the Nadia and Lili Boulanger Prize awarded by the Foundation of France.
[clarification needed][citation needed] Cohen has played at the Palais des beaux-arts (Brussels), Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), Salle Cortot (Paris), the National Theatre of Costa Rica, the Opéra national de Montpellier, the Musée des Invalides (Paris), the Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles), The Palais des congrès de Lyon, the Jerusalem Theatre (Tel Aviv), and the Palazzo Barberini in Rome.
[citation needed] The musicologist Yehoshua Hirshberg said that Cohen "...is a guitarist continuing the tradition begun by Andrés Segovia, of transforming the intimate guitar into a magnificent solo instrument, projecting over large concert auditoria while maintaining the warm and gentle nuances of the instrument".
This work culminated in a solo performance during the 20th European Cultural Heritage Day and an album published by Codaex France: Liat Cohen plays Bach at Mont St Michel.
In 2005, Cohen recorded a classical and popular melody album, Latino Ladino, for Harmonia Mundi.